Labor– Feeding time can move like a well-oiled machine with a group of calves drinking from buckets. But the labor on the front side of bucket training can be a huge snag. Until calves are drinking readily, it takes a tremendous amount of time and patience to train them to drink from a bucket, versus offering them a nipple. For larger dairies and calf ranches, it often is not practical to expect workers to bucket-train calves.
Consistency – The most successful calf-rearing systems are those that achieve maximum consistency in everything they do, from nutrition and feeding time to bedding and ventilation. Bottles definitely have the advantage in consistency. They hold an exact amount, and you know how much of it was consumed by the calf and did not get spilled, contaminated, or splashed out. Bottles also maintain the temperature of the liquid longer, which prevents the host of problems that can come from calves drinking cold milk
Consistency – The most successful calf-rearing systems are those that achieve maximum consistency in everything they do, from nutrition and feeding time to bedding and ventilation. Bottles definitely have the advantage in consistency. They hold an exact amount, and you know how much of it was consumed by the calf and did not get spilled, contaminated, or splashed out. Bottles also maintain the temperature of the liquid longer, which prevents the host of problems that can come from calves drinking cold milk